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Dunleavy should focus on winning at any cost & forget about pure Basketball. Ruben plays dirty & Thornton brings badly needed shock-attack. They both inject 1-2-punch for this talented team. That's enough to close out tough games.

I gotta say, Dan Dickau brought his "A" game. He actually created scoring for himself, and had some nice assists. If there is some consistency to this, Dickau could be a real help to the team. I also agree with J, we need more Ruben time, his D is awesome.

Seriously, after Thornton matures for one season, Maggette should be dropped. While everyone glorifies him for his "ability" and "athleticism," it seems like nobody says anything about his lack of control and utter inability to consistently make shots. Let Thornton grow, and go get another great defender. This team only wins when it it can play great defense, look at two seasons ago for proof...

A very ugly game. It was nice to see that the Clippers were not the ugliest team in this one. How did the Nets play so bad in the 4th with all their "stars"? J Kidd was the only one who looked decent. I'll take it.

Maggette is not a superstar who gets paid $15 million per season. Let's not put all burden on him for our problems.

Let's be realistic. Maggette doesn't have natural born talents & everyone knows it. But he works harder than anyone else in the team & gives 100% with dependable production.

But Dunleavy should limit Mobley, Maggette & TT's minutes to rest them.
And play Ruben, Thornton & Davis for average 20 min. per game. It's important to maintain som consistancy. It's unfortunate that we have to tell this our coach. Recently he made a disturbing comment about playing half-healthy Mobley. That shows he has no interest in playing Ruben, Thornton or Davis. That really hurt our chances.

Dunleavy made several negative comments in the press this season. He should curb his OWN opinion for the sake of his team & fans of LA Clippers.

Dunleavy is a good coach. But during game situation, he has to loosen up & show more flexibility in rotation.
When game is ON, all it matters is WIN. If Maggette or Mobley or TT play tired & lose fucus... just rest them.

Bottomline: All eyes are on Dunleavy. Everyone knows this team has enough talent. Question is: Is Dunleavy smart & creative enough to spot them & play to his advantage?

Is this team cursed? On paper, this is a very good team if everyone is healthy.
On another note, why does the Clippers make so many careless mistakes, and shoot bad shots (Mobley is a ball hog!!! Stop shooting if your having a bad game!!!I hate you!!!AHHHHH!!!!!)? They should be better than this since they are the 3rd oldest team in the league.
Man oh man, this team makes you taste a lil bit of victory and gives you hope(05-06 season) only to put you back down again.

04/12/08 00:15:01

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